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Glancing at some of the high-profile targets that Tottenham Hotspur have tried, and been unable, to sign in recent years, it is understandable why the club are unsure about succeeding with a bid for Andrei Arshavin.

Zenit St Petersburg officials have admitted that the clubs are talking about a proposed transfer of the Russia playmaker, but there are suspicions at White Hart Lane that Tottenham are being used, not for the first time, to flush out another buyer.

Daniel Levy, the Tottenham chairman, is softening his approach to transfers, but the club insist that the player is not their principal